HUGH JACKMAN (Wyatt Bose) takes on more than one role with DECEPTION. In
addition to starring, Jackman, a partner in Seed Productions, a company he founded with John
Palermo and Deborra-lee Furness, serves as one of the film's producers. DECEPTION is Seed's
first feature production, with many future projects already in development.

An Australian native, Jackman made his first major U.S. film appearance as Wolverine in
the first installment of the X-Men franchise, a role he reprised in X2 and X-Men: The Last Stand.
He again takes on the role in X-Men Origins: Wolverine, due in theaters in 2009.

Recently, he starred in Darren Aronofsky's The Fountain, Christopher Nolan's The
Prestige, and Woody Allen's Scoop. In addition, he lent his voice to the animated features
Happy Feet and Flushed Away. Other leading roles include Someone Like You, Swordfish, Van
Helsing, and Kate and Leopold, for which he received a 2002 Golden Globe nomination.

For his portrayal of the 1970s singer-songwriter Peter Allen in The Boy From Oz,
Jackman received the 2004 Tony AwardÂ® for Best Actor in a Musical, as well as the Drama
Desk, Drama League, Outer Critics Circle, and Theatre World awards.

Jackman's career began in Australia in the independent films Paperback Hero and
Erskineville Kings (Australian Film Critics' Circle Best Actor award and The Australian Film
Institute Best Actor nomination). In 1999, he was named Australian Star of the Year at the
Australian Movie Convention.